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spat

1 of 5

past tense and past participle of spit

spat

2 of 5

noun (1)

plural spat or spats
: a young bivalve (such as an oyster)

spat

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a cloth or leather gaiter covering the instep and ankle

spat

4 of 5

noun (3)

1
chiefly dialectal : slap entry 2
2
: a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst
a lovers' spat
3
: a sound like that of rain falling in large drops

spat

5 of 5

verb

spatted; spatting

transitive verb

chiefly dialectal : slap

intransitive verb

1
: to quarrel pettily or briefly
2
: to strike with a sound like that of rain falling in large drops

Example Sentences

Verb They were typical sisters, spatting one minute, playing together the next. we tend to spat over money more than anything else

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

short for spatterdash legging

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1667, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1802, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1729, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1832, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of spat was in 1667

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